Mississippi House Bill 631 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 71-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Claimant's Failure To Timely File Medical Records In Support Of A Controverted Workers' Compensation Claim May Result In Dismissal Of The Claim; To Amend Section 71-3-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Employer Or Carrier In Certain Instances To Notify The Employee That His Right To Benefits May Be Barred By The Statute Of Limitations; To Amend Section 71-3-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Limitation On Attorney's Fees; To Amend Section 71-3-66, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Confidentiality Of Workers' Compensation Commission Records; To Amend Section 71-3-77, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Notice To The Insured Of Cancellations And Nonrenewals To Be Served Electronically As Long As Receipt Is Acknowledged; And For Related Purposes.

Workers' Compensation Law; revise various provisions of.

Rep. Gary Chism [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-05	House	Died In Committee
2019-01-16	House	Referred To Insurance

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB0631.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0631IN.htm